Current Affairs 1st February 2017

Current Affairs 1st February 2017

NATIONAL:

• Attendance  of Delhi university student to be tracked through app
• New software to be used by Delhi police to predict crime hotspots
• To keep children off tobacco usage , Haryana govt issues challans
• Madhya Pradesh signs MoU with MakeMyTrip to promote homestays
• Economic Survey projects GDP to grow at 6.75 to 7.5% during next financial year
• NDRF greeted by PM Narendra Modi on its 12th Raising Day
• Centre clarifies Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has no provision for individual cash transfer component

INTERNATIONAL:

• Word ‘Islamic’ is removed from country’s name by New Gambia Prez
• Bill on H-1B Visa reform got introduced in US House of Representatives
• Invitation by India for South Asian Speakers’ Summit declined by Pakistan

BANKING NEWS:

• Cash withdrawal limits from ATMs to be withdrawn from February 1 : RBI
• Pilot services starts by India Post Payments Bank  with interest rate up to 5.5%

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:

• Shares of Idea Cellular raised by 29% in a day on Vodafone merger talks

APPOINTMENTS:

• SC appoints  new members for administrating BCCI
• Chad’s Moussa Faki Mahamat appointed as a new chairperson of AU Commission

SPORTS NEWS:

• Abul Hossain of Siliguri won Kolkata Marathon